Correct. Percival doesn't want the family dog in the room to hear what he has to say to Lancelot.
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Unless Vane is an actual necessary part of said conversion, that is. The subject of the conversation doesn't even matter for this very clear preference of his.
That has nothing to do with this, though.
Glancing at the clock, he is silent for several ticks before finally looking back to the white dragon captain as he rumages for spare china.
"What are you doing that is so important that you need coffee at this hour and it can't wait until the morning?" he's not saying no to the offer because he might as well take it if Lancelot insists, so it's as good as an acceptance from the youngest lord of Wales.
"Of course, you have no room to slack off in your position by any means, but it shouldn't be like this. You, Lancelot, shouldn't need extra hours just to do your job."
He doesn't say it, but he also knows he doesn't have to for the criticism to slap his friend in the face.
In fact, that he holds his tongue at all is technically progress on the 'niceness' -scale. Are you that inadequate of a fit for the position as captain that you are being ruled by paperwork?
The hopefully lesser conveyed message but far more accurate in to his actual feelings and concern over this, however, is: You're better than this. What are you doing to yourself?
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Unless Vane is an actual necessary part of said conversion, that is. The subject of the conversation doesn't even matter for this very clear preference of his.
That has nothing to do with this, though.
Glancing at the clock, he is silent for several ticks before finally looking back to the white dragon captain as he rumages for spare china.
"What are you doing that is so important that you need coffee at this hour and it can't wait until the morning?" he's not saying no to the offer because he might as well take it if Lancelot insists, so it's as good as an acceptance from the youngest lord of Wales.
"Of course, you have no room to slack off in your position by any means, but it shouldn't be like this. You, Lancelot, shouldn't need extra hours just to do your job."
He doesn't say it, but he also knows he doesn't have to for the criticism to slap his friend in the face.
In fact, that he holds his tongue at all is technically progress on the 'niceness' -scale. Are you that inadequate of a fit for the position as captain that you are being ruled by paperwork?
The hopefully lesser conveyed message but far more accurate in to his actual feelings and concern over this, however, is: You're better than this. What are you doing to yourself?